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Calendar recap · October 26, 2026

Futures Calendar Recap, 24⁠–⁠28 August 2026: PCE inflation, GDP

Second-quarter GDP's second estimate and July's PCE inflation on Wednesday, and September natural gas and August gold expiring on Thursday.

The BEA's release came on a Wednesday this time: on 26 August at 8:30 a.m. ET it published the second estimate of second-quarter GDP and July's personal income and outlays with the PCE inflation measure.

Thursday 27 August was the last trading day for September natural gas (NGU6) and August gold (GCQ6). August's jobs report came the next Friday, 4 September, before the Labor Day weekend.

Day by day

Times are New York (ET). For your own clock, pick your country under trading from. Every date links to the agency or exchange that sets it; the full schedule is on the market calendar.

  1. Monday

    24 August

    Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.

  2. Tuesday

    25 August

    Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.

  3. Wednesday

    26 August

    • 8:30 a.m.GDP, Q2 2026, second estimateRelease · ES NQ YM RTY · Gross domestic product, the broadest read on the economy. BEA
    • 8:30 a.m.PCE inflation, July 2026Release · ES NQ YM RTY GC · Personal Income and Outlays, which carries the Fed's preferred inflation gauge. BEA
    • 10:30 a.m.EIA crude oil inventoriesWeekly report · CL EIA

  4. Thursday

    27 August

    • All dayNatural gas futures expire: September 2026 (NGU6)Expiry · NG
    • All dayGold futures expire: August 2026 (GCQ6)Expiry · GC
    • 10:30 a.m.EIA natural gas storageWeekly report · NG EIA

  5. Friday

    28 August

    Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.

Sources:

Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.

Sources: BEA (PCE inflation, July 2026), EIA (EIA crude oil inventories), EIA (EIA natural gas storage). Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.

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